Fossilised dinosaur claw. Fossilised claw (left and phalanx (finger bone, upper right) from the leg of an Oviraptor dinosaur. This small bird-like car

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Fossilised dinosaur claw. Fossilised claw (left and phalanx (finger bone, upper right) from the leg of an Oviraptor dinosaur. This small bird-like carnivorous theropod lived during the Late Cretaceous period (around 65 to 100 million years ago). This specimen was found in Mongolia, and measures about 50 mm long.

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Size: 5315px × 3543px
Photo credit: © DIRK WIERSMA/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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